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Griffin gives Buccos an exciting young talent

WASHINGTON (AP) — Konnor Griffin put on quite a show for the Pittsburgh Pirates. A single, a stolen base, two spectacular plays in the field — and finally, a bases-loaded hit that put his team ahead to stay. "He's a complete player," manager Don Kelly said. "He's going to help us win for a long time." Pittsburgh's 11-5 victory over the Washington Nationals on Sunday may have looked lopsided at the end, but it was tight much of the way — and Griffin repeatedly made big contributions. The 20-year-old shortstop, who received a nine-year, $140 million contract in April, showed ...

O’Ward drives to Mid-Ohio championship

LEXINGTON — Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio turned into a showcase for Pato O'Ward on Sunday as the Arrow McLaren driver raced from the front row to capture his first victory of the 2026 NTT IndyCar Series season. O'Ward overtook pole sitter Christian Lundgaard and held off repeated challenges over 90 laps on the 2.258-mile, 13-turn road course at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course to claim the checkered flag. Lundgaard finished second, while Kyle Kirkwood completed the podium in third. The victory gave O'Ward a much-needed breakthrough after several near misses during the opening half of the ...

Norway rows into quarterfinals

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Erling Haaland scored, and Andreas Schjelderup jumped on his teammate's back. Haaland scored again, and Schjelderup leapt up again. Heading in the go-ahead goal in the 79th minute and scoring again before the end of regulation time, Haaland put Norway on his back ...

MLB ALL-STAR GAME ROSTERS

Tuesday, July 14 At Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia American League Starters Catcher: Shea Langeliers, Athletics First base: Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Blue Jays Second base: Ernie Clement, Blue Jays Third base: Junior Caminero, Rays Shortstop: Bobby Witt Jr., Royals Outfield: Mike Trout, Angels, Byron Buxton, Twins, Aaron Judge, Yankees Designated hitter: Yordan Alvarez, Astros Pitchers — Cam Schlittler, Yankees, Dylan Cease, Blue Jays, Drew Rasmussen, Rays, Parker Messick, Guardians, Joe Ryan, Twins, Louis Varland, Blue Jays, Cade Smith, Guardians, Aroldis Chapman, Red Sox, ...

Kareem Hunt attends Kelce wedding

NEW YORK (AP) — JuJu Smith-Schuster was there. So was Cooper Kupp, fresh off winning the Super Bowl. NFL players and other prominent sports figures made up part of the star-studded crowd for Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift's wedding at Madison Square Garden on Friday. Former Cleveland Brown Kareem Hunt was one of Kelce's many current or former Kansas City Chiefs teammates spotted in New York ahead of the wedding, which was expected to also be attended by Kelce's retired Philadelphia Eagles Super Bowl-winning brother Jason, San Francisco 49ers tight end George Kittle and others from ...

Cape Verde return home as heroes

Have a weekend, Cape Verde. The national soccer team returned home Sunday as heroes after their run to the round of 32 of the World Cup and pushing Lionel Messi and Argentina into extra time. The men's basketball team clinched a berth in the second round of that sport's World Cup qualifying ...